The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-02-07

for some twenty miles and pile it up
in the shape in which we saw it.
1t was, of course, impossible to
tell just how much the lava had en-
croached upon the sea. Taking the
old coast line where it joined the
new lava on the southerly side, and
continuing it in an imaginary line
across the flow, gave a projection
estimated to be about quarter of a
mile at its most advanced point.
the bold nature of the
shore as indicated by the surround
ings taken when searching unsuc-
cessfully for good anchorage during
the previous night, we were enabled
to realize in some measure the enor-
nous masses of lava which must
have run over the bank and into the
sea before filling it up to the sur
face so as to afford foundation for
the new coast line as we saw 1t.
Along the sea front, where the
flow was seen, as it were, in section,
the lava was found to be in many
places quite finely cOmminuted, so
much so as to give the appearance
at u little distance, of fresh earth,
and at several points along the shore,
especially in little bays and coves,
there appeared to he quite good bits
of pebbly beach. These we've pro-
badly formed by the hot lava
splintering up into small pieces
some of them almost as fine as sand
ON coming in contact with the
water. Numbers OF large rocks like
boulders projected from the finer
material composing the face of the
cliff overlooking the sea. One of
these, an oval mass, must have been
some fifteen feet in its greatest
diameter by ten or twelve the other
way. 1t appeared to be mass of
old pahoehoe, and had probably
been picked up by the flow and car
ried along just as boulders are car
ried by icc-bergs, until the cessation
of the movement left it suspended
just over the edge of the sea. Steam
was issuing freely in various places
along shore, and ut one point, only
few feet above the surface of the
water, jet of vapor was being
elected with considerable force and
no little noise. At various points
in our course we found the sea-water
quite warm, even at some distance
out. In one little bay, comprising
an area of an acre or two between
two projecting points, the whole
surface of the water was steaming.
We had our boat put in that direc-
tion and although we did not enter
the cove nor even approach very
closely, we found the sea as hot as
one would care to hold his hand in.
l have no doubt that closer in shore
it was hot enough to cook eggs.
Having seen all we conveniently
could, we returned to the ship, tired
and hungry, and prepared to do full
justice to the excellent dinner which
was served soon after. Owing to
the irregular manner in which pas
sengers had gone and returned, it
was difficult to tell whether all were
on board again. Accordingly, i'm
mediately after dinner, Purser
Beckley mounted the hurricane deck
and proceeded to call the roll to
running accompaniment Of jokes and
"chaff." The passengers being,
as the orderly sergeant says, call
present and accounted for" the en-
gines were put in motion about 2
O'Clock, and we steamed once more
rapidly.'on our course.
Between here and the south point
of the island we had very good
view of the lava flow of 1868,
stretching in a black stream along
the base of the long straight pail
which forms such striking feature
in the scenery of this part of Ha-
waii. Rounding the south point of
the island, we arrived off Honuapo
at quarter past three. At this
point, those desiring it had an OPP
portunity Of sending letters on
shore, to go In the mail which would
be picked up by the w. G. Hall the
following morning. The appearance
of Honuapo as seen from the ship
is ATTRACTIVE, the buildings looking
in good order and On air of pros
perity and thrift peryading every
thing. In little less than an hour
we are under way again and pro.
ceeding rapidly up the east side of
Hawaii, we soon reached Punaluu,
where We saw the Hall lying at
anchor, and passing in succession
Pahala, Keauhou and other points
well known to island people, we
rounded the east point of the island
about dark, and by half past eleven
were anchored in Hilo Bay, having
been favored during the whole after
noon and evening with calmer
weather and a smoother sea than is
generally found on the windward
side of Hawaii, especially at this
season of the year
Thursday morning was deyotsd to
a run on shore, the various members
of onr company, occupying their
time ia calling on friends, making
excursions to Rainbow Falls md
other places of interest, or exploring
the shops Of Hilo for French con-
fectionery and other things equally
likely to be found there.
While in HilO l had the pleasure